Example sentences of "been [adv] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's er in the report that we produced , most of the families are in fact single parent families , most of them are on Social Security benefits and have been on for considerable periods of time , but there are a number of people who are in employment or who have had periods of employment , but they are in low paid jobs , so when you 're talking about an income of one hundred pounds a week , with the sort of housing costs there are and other costs , then there simply is n't enough money to go round . |
| 2 | Until recently , CHP systems — combined heat and power , also called co-generation — have been only for large hotels and have meant high capital outlays . |
| 3 | I was n't afraid of losing my boyfriend while I was in prison , because I 've seen people who 've been in for two years and their boyfriends still come and see them . |
| 4 | Myra Hindley has been in prison for my whole life : I 'm twenty-two now and she 's been in for twenty-two years . |
| 5 | He went home with a couple who had been together for twelve years , not because he wanted to know what it would be like to be made love to by two men at once , but rather to see how these particular two men lived as a couple ; specifically , what they did together in the morning before going to work . |
| 6 | ‘ Friday nights because we have n't been together for four nights , Sundays because we know there are another four ahead of us , and … why Saturdays ? ’ |
| 7 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 8 | They 'd been together for eighteen months or more , and she had no one else . |
| 9 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 10 | Lindsey and Pete had started talking about having a baby when she was fourteen , and did so the following year : Pete and me had been together for eleven months and loved each other more than words could say . |
| 11 | And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history . |
| 13 | I told him about my uncle after we 'd been together for six months and , though he was outraged , I persuaded him not to confront Joe or tell anyone . |
| 14 | They had been together for six months but fell out when he told her he wanted to see more of his friends . |
| 15 | Fiona & Paul had been together for six years before deciding to tie the knot . |
| 16 | Despite their 20-year age gap , the couple have now been together for eight years and run a pub in Amersham , Bucks . |
| 17 | Having been together for ten years , disbanding twice and then leaving prolific label 4AD , ME went to America to chance it lucky . |
| 18 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 19 | We have n't been together for three months . |
| 20 | it 's been inside for two hours and ca n't get out |
| 21 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 22 | A landmark on the Waxholme/Withernsea road is the old Black Mill , and has been so for many generations . |
| 23 | It is made from M. spicata , but there are many other mints with various distinct aromas and flavours — garden mint is the most commonly used and has been so for many centuries . |
| 24 | To make matters worse , the two men had been ordered to Germany to attend a conference , and had been away for eight days . |
| 25 | The Orynthia had been away for eight months ; and only one member of the returning crew , we may not be surprised to hear , decided to risk a voyage in her again — George Groves , the boy apprentice . |
| 26 | I 've been away for 10 years now and I 've been doing good work and making the right decisions about the work I do . |
| 27 | Trotter had been away for two weeks . |
| 28 | On 30 June Colonel Wilkinson was at his desk catching up on policy matters after having been away for several days visiting units in the Liverpool area and attending an Army Catering Corps Promotion Selection Board held at Exeter . |
| 29 | He had been away for some hours . |
| 30 | She , it turned out , was away , and had been away for some weeks , touring the clubs in the North . |